Leslie Bridgers

Columnist

Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.

Food, Recipes

Peanut chaat boasts bold flavors and a gratifying crunch

by Ellie Krieger Special to The Washington Post December 8, 2024November 29, 2024

This recipe has all the qualities that make a snack irresistible. It’s alluringly colorful, has a gratifying crunch and boasts sweet, spicy, tangy and salty flavors that pop with the energy of a dance party. You might associate such a can’t-stop-won’t-stop snack with packaged puffs laden with artificial flavors and food dyes, but this one […]

Arts & Entertainment

Deep Water: ‘The Stray,’ by Denise Pendleton

December 8, 2024December 3, 2024

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bestsellers: ‘James,’ ‘Serviceberry’

December 8, 2024December 3, 2024

The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

Cookbook Reviews, Food

Decades into his career, Bobby Flay is just getting started

by Aaron Hutcherson The Washington Post December 8, 2024December 4, 2024

Food Network star. Cookbook author. Cat lover. Bobby Flay is many things – and he counts himself lucky for all the opportunities he’s been granted over the years – but “the restaurants are always the most important thing to me,” he said on a recent video call from his home in New York City. He […]